Jan 14, 2013

[1] You Know You're A Book Blogger When...

What traits do you think are commonly seen amongst book lovers / book bloggers. Comment below and let me know or make a post of your own and link in the comments!

You and your friends are at the mall excited for a day of shopping! You make a beeline for the nearest Barnes & Nobles as your friends dash towards the clearance sales at Forever 21. Later they call you saying, "Where did heck did you go? You were there one second and the next you disappeared!"

You wake up at 6:00 am in the morning and say "Oh, crap! I forgot to post yesterday!" And go into panic mode as you stumble to reach your computer. You list "reading" as your favorite hobby on every public profile you make.Your're room is decorated in books, literally....there are books EVERYWHERE. On the dresser, on your bed, on your nightstand, in your locker.When someone slams a book on the ground or mistreats a book you get a slight twitch in your eye.You're constantly trying to figure how HTML / Photoshop works to make a graphics for your blog It's a normal thing to only ask for books for Christmas, and nearly nothing else. You feel shocked (and I mean jaw-drop-worthy shocked) when someone tells you they've NEVER read a book for fun before. You feel even more shocked when someone tells you they've never read not even ONE of the Harry Potter novels before. (In which I will proceed to lend you ALL my copies).

You honestly feel like you've lost a very good friend once you've finished reading a book series you've been following FOR YEARS. (*ahem* the Vampire Academy series. I'm still weeping now that it's over...)When you go out your necessities are always wallet, keys, gum, and a book / kindle / nook. No matter where you're at, your book is going with ya. You and your friends are discussing a movie and you're constantly bringing up the parts that only happened in the book.

Do you have any "you know when you're a book blogger / book lover when..."s to add?

Haha, every one of these fit me! I get made fun of by my family so much (esp my husband) because no matter where I'm going or how long I'll be gone, I take my book or Kindle with me--even if I know there's no way I'll be able to read just one page, I still have to have a book with me. Books are like a security blanket for me. :D

And my family is astounded that my Kindle is almost filled up and that I get something bookish in the mail at least twice a week! My husband and sister both have threatened to put me in some sort of rehab if I don't stop buying books--they're all over the house, lol. My husband loves to read, too, so I don't know why he's complaining. *shrugs*

There was a time in middle school when my mother thought that I was reading "too much", but then a bunch of people stepped in and told her it was good for me because its "educational" so she eventually gave in and let me read to my hearts content. Haha, now that I have a Kindle (got one this Christmas) I never leave the house without it either. :)

I can definitely identify with many of these! I always end up at the bookstore >.< And I never go anywhere without a book. Oh, and I've definitely gaped at people who told me they have never finished a book in their lives - not even the novels they were supposed to read for school. How does this happen?!Another book blogger thing is getting way excited about books that are not even out or are still being written - at first, when I was still just a blog reader, I didn't get this at all. I went to the store and wanted to order a book I'd heard about and then the bookseller told me it wasn't available for another couple months XD Now I'm better with release dates than with people's birthdays >.<

Haha! I know a lot of people who don't read assigned books in High School. Almost all our reading is a classical so they're easy to find notes for online on sites like Sparknotes. I know people who have never completed any other book in their lives besides Twilight. If theirs enough hype surrounding a book they will read it.

I always end up at a bookstore as well. I was so sad when they closed down Borders because those were some of the closest places to me to buy books. B & N is a little farther out from where I live.

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